Local Preference Admission Consideration

CSULB determines which first-time, first-year and transfer applicants will receive “local preference” for admission consideration based on their high school of graduation. The same geographic boundaries that have been historically used to determine local area high schools for freshmen remain in place. These are used to determine local preference for incoming transfers as well. As part of our commitment to provide access to veterans, CSULB gives local preference to all military veterans, regardless of their school of origin.

In addition, CSULB grants local preference to all students from alternative high schools if their primary residence where they are educated is located within the current boundaries of CSULB’s local area.

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Los Angeles Map of Local Area Preference

Applicants who are considered local based on their high school of graduation or military status who meet the CSULB minimum eligibility requirements but are not admissible to the major will be offered admission as an undeclared student. Undeclared students will explore other appropriate majors through coursework and advising and must meet the major-specific criteria for the major prior to declaring a major by their junior year. Applicants should note that undeclared is not a route to their initial intended major. Undeclared students work with university advisors to identify and succeed in alternate majors.

Transfer Applicants are considered local based on their high school of graduation, not their transfer institutions. Additionally, CSULB extends local preference to military veterans. Except for highly impacted majors, CSU-eligible applicants who are considered local will be offered admission if they meet the major-specific minimum cumulative GPA and required lower-division preparation.  

Local Area Admission Chart
Abbreviation    District  Map  School Name  
ABCUSD ABC Unified School District  1 Artesia
ABCUSD ABC Unified School District  2 Cerritos
ABCUSD ABC Unified School District 3 Gahr
ABCUSD ABC Unified School District 4 Whitney
AUHSD Anaheim Union School District (Portion of) 5 Cypress
AUHSD Anaheim Union School District (Portion of) 6  Oxford Academy 
BUSD Bellflower Unified School District  7 Bellflower
BUSD Bellflower Unified School District 8 Mayfair
CUSD Compton Unified School District 9 Centennial
CUSD Compton Unified School District 10 Compton
CUSD Compton Unified School District 11 Dominguez
DUSD Downey Unified School District 12 Downey
DUSD Downey Unified School District 13 Warren
HBUSD Huntington Beach School District 14 Edison
HBUSD Huntington Beach School District 15 Fountain Valley
HBUSD Huntington Beach School District 16 Huntington Beach
HBUSD Huntington Beach School District 17 Marina
HBUSD Huntington Beach School District 18 Ocean View
HBUSD Huntington Beach School District 19 Westminster
HBUSD Huntington Beach School District 52 Triton Coast 
HBUSD Huntington Beach School District 53 Huntington Beach Adult School
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District  20 Avalon
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 50 Browning 
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 21 Cabrillo
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 22 CAMS
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District  43 EPHS
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 23 Jordan
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 24 Lakewood
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 25 Millikan
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 26 McBride
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 27 Polytechnic
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 44 Reid
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 28 Renaissance
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 29 Sato Academy
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 30 Wilson
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 31 Beach High
LBUSD Long Beach Unified School District 55 Long Beach School for Adults
LOSALUSD Los Alamitos Unified School District  32 Los Alamitos
PUSD Paramount Unified School District 33 Paramount
PUSD Paramount Unified School District 54 Odyssey STEM Academy
PRIVATE NA 34 Brethren Christian
PRIVATE NA 35 Calvary Chapel
PRIVATE Long Beach Campus 36 Opportunities for Learning
PRIVATE NA 37 Parkridge
PRIVATE NA 38 Pius X/St. Matthias
PRIVATE NA 39 St. Anthony
PRIVATE NA 40 St. Joseph
PRIVATE NA 41 St. John Bosco
PRIVATE NA 42 Valley Christian
NLMUSD Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District 45 El Camino
NLMUSD Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District 46 John Glenn
NLMUSD Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District 47 La Mirada
NLMUSD Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District 48 Norwalk
NLMUSD Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District 49 Southeast Academy